The Washington critic., 1887-01-01
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.

NATIONAL capital.
Fare for each person on all lines, ccnt5.
Tickets arc sold by driver or conductor OF
all cars 0 for 25 cents good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad-Starts
at Georgetown corner of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
PGnnsylyania, avenue, passing circle con
coran Gallery, state, War and Navy Depart
ments; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue of An
drew jackson; Department of Justice (hat
ing at Fiitt enth street, where transfers arc
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'sand other hotels, and through
the epiincpal business portion OF the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market where transfers are given to the
Seventh Street Branch going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac RIVER,
pdst Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
(herc transfers are given to. branch running
to baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as.
cending south side Of Capitol Hill, contin.
uing along u street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenthstreet Branch 80 Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street 10 boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue. Re,
turning, same route. Transfers given to and
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars 10 Mount Pleasant every half hour
Fare, 0 cents additional
Seventh,stroet Branch-starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postoiiices, Oid.Fe
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
of Genre Market and City Postoilioo twhcrc
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
line), cont tinuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu'
scum, TO the wharyes of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and OF thor steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Misunderstanding. Georgetown,
where IL makes circuit Of West High,
Fayctte, Second, DumbartOn and Mont.
Gomery streets, passing near Ueorgetowl
College, Academy of the visitation, iligh
Service Reservoir, and oak Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek To = street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala-
tial rosidCncesof the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
teenth street west TO II street north -Four
tccnth street TO +, passing Wizards and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (where
transfers arc given TO tho Ninth,street
Branch), past the Patent and Post Offices,
to Fifth street, TO Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary Square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to Q street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue to II street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street to Lin
coin Park. Returnlns sHmo route going
west except along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead of Indiana avenue.
| Cars also leave the west front Of tho State
War and Navy Depart Tcnts nt convenient
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II Streets
| Ninth street Dranch-Starts Mt northern ter
minus of Seventh street west (whCre 1t con
| meets with Silver Springs Branch, div0rgina
TO Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple
| Patent and PostoIlices at f street (wlere
transfers are given to main line east OF
| wcsN, thence to B street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot
Sixth street to Missouri avenue to -Four,
| and.a-half street, thence to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharyes, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-starts from northern
terminus Of Ninth.street Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Univor
| grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route
| Columbia Railway-starts at Fifteenth street
| west, southeast of Treasury Department
along New York avenue to Its intersection
| with Massachusetts, avenue at Seventh
| street; thence on Massachusetts avenue tC
ii street north, past the Government Print
| ing Office to Boundary and beginning OF
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridge
| road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street Tor BelO Railroad
| Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
| and-a.half street, thence east TO First west
| north to street, west to Fourth street
north 10 u street, west to Eleventh street
south TO street north, west to Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east tC
Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenue
and east TO starting point, Returning, same
| route, except passing east over o instead ol
| L street.
| This line also has short connecting roads run
| ming to the Centre Market, Potomac rivel
| steamboat wharyes, Bureau of Engraving
| and Printing, Washington Monument anC
Eleventh and Boundary
| Auacostla MISUNDERSTANDING from foot o
| Seventh street, along NJ street south
| past navy-yard gate. to Twelfth street east
| and over the Anacostia Bridge to Union
town aud the Government Hospital for tn,
| Insane. Returning, same route. Transfer
T. and from Avenue Line or Soventh'strce
Branch Washington and Georgetown ltlit
| road, 3 cents.
| Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
| Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and q streets northwest, Fare
cents; six tickets for - cents. Horse-ca
tickets are also received as fare.
Herdic cabs are run I y any part Of the city
Fare, % cents, within | mlle as cents pc
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour 70
more than one. Stands, East Capitol from
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
| street northwest.